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Roger wrote:
It shouldn't surprise anyone that a TabletPC is more capable and much
faster than a PDA. Generally speaking, though, folks seem to speak
fairly highly about the speed of the iPaq 4705, though I haven't heard
anyone claim that it's comparable to a TabletPC.


The Tablet PC is also the only one with a display coming close to
being large enough. On a rough ride I don't want a tiny display like
a PDA.


I guess it depends on what your priorities are, because both have
drawbacks. Both CV and AirGator have large-button modes where you can
easily navigate with your fingers rather than a stylus. I can easily
take the PDA off of the yoke if I need to, but fumbling with the Tablet
would be a challenge. With the daylight-readable Tablets that I've seen
(Fujitsu and Motion), there is no way that I could mount them on my
Cherokee yoke--way too big.

Sony has the U50/U70 series, which are Tablets with a much smaller (5" I
think) screen. They seem like the ideal compromise between power,
screen size, and practicality. The only problem is, they cost as much
as the other TabletPC options, and I'm not sure what I would do with a
Tablet that only has a 5" screen outside of the cockpit.

I finally decided to try the PDA route. I played around with both the
CV product and the AirGator product on the iPaq 4705 over the weekend,
and the screen is small, but adequate, at 4". AnywhereMap is much more
feature filled than the AirGator product, but it's also slower on the
iPaq. I have no idea whether a high-speed memory card would help the
situation.



JKG